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Stowe MS 268
- Record Id:
- 040-001953070
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001952775
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000493.0x000322
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Stowe MS 268
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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" A BREYFE DISCOURSE in prayse of Kynge Rychard the Thyrd, Kynge of England. . . . . . Said to have been composed by Sir William Cornwallis the younger." With the note (f. 4) by Thomas Astle, " . . . . . transcribed from the original formerly in the library of John Anstis, Esqr., Garter K. at Arms. The title-page was written in a different hand from the rest of the book." The text is headed The Life and Death of King Richard the Third." Printed in Essayes of Certayne Paradoxes, 1616 (2nd ed. 1617), ascribed to Cornwallis, and reprinted in the Somers Tracts, ed. W. Scott, vol. iii., 1810, p. 316. In Add. 29,307, however, is a 16th cent. copy with a preface addressed to Sir Henry Nevill, Knt., and signed "Hen. W." At f. 1 is inserted a letter, with notes on the author, from [Caroline], wife of Hon. Fred. Cornwallis, Archbishop of Canterbury [1768-83]. Paper; ff. 16. xviiith cont. Quarto.
Richard III of England: Life and death of, ascribed to Sir W. Cornwallis: 18th cent.
Sir William Cornwallis: Life and death of Richard III.: 18th cent.
John Anstis, heraldic writer and Garter King of Arms: Transcript of a MS. owned by: 18th cent.
includes:
- f. 1 Caroline Cornwallis, wife of F Cornwallis, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to T. Astle: [1768-83].
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Stowe Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001952775
036-001952833
037-001953069
040-001953070 - Is part of:
- Stowe Ms 1-1085 : Stowe Manuscripts
Stowe MS 54-310 : CLASS IV.HISTORY.
Stowe MS 268-310 : SECT. VI.-POLITICAL TRACTS, COLLECTIONS, CARICATURES, ETC.
Stowe MS 268 : " A BREYFE DISCOURSE in prayse of Kynge Rychard the Thyrd, Kynge of England. . . . . . Said to have been composed by Sir… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001952775[0004]/036-001952833[0006]/037-001953069[0001]/040-001953070
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Stowe Ms 1-1085
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
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Thomas Astle, ob. 1803: Owned.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Anstis, John, the elder, herald and antiquary, 1669-1774
Astle, Thomas, archivist and collector of books and manuscripts, 1735-1803
Cornwallis, Caroline, wife of F Cornwallis Archbishop of Canterbury
Cornwallis, William, of Stowe MS 268
Richard III, King of England and Lord of Ireland, 1452-1485,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122766347